Stories tagged with: local

Walker County is set to become a major player in Georgia’s food manufacturing industry. Pilgrim’s, one of the world’s largest food companies, is investing $400 million to build a new prepared foods facility in LaFayette.  The multi-phase plant will be located at the Walker County Business... Read More.

Walker County Commission Chair Angie Teems is continuing her Town Hall meetings across the county.  Teems will be at the Mount Pleasant Community Center today in Rising Fawn.  The Town Hall starts at 6pm.  The meetings offer residents another opportunity to engage directly with... Read More.

A man wanted on felony charges in Walker County, Georgia is dead after a police shooting in Chattanooga.  Authorities say 38-year-old Erick Charles Roberson was shot Monday night after ramming a deputy's patrol car in a McDonald’s drive-thru on Highway 58.  The Hamilton County... Read More.

Walker County residents still have three chances this month to share their voices at upcoming town hall meetings. Chairwoman Angie Teems is hosting open forum discussions on local issues and quality of life. The meetings start at 6 p.m. and will be held tonight... Read More.

Expect another hot one today.  The temperature is expected to be in the upper 90's with the heat index over 100.  In addition to the heat, we could also see some thunderstorms that could produce strong wind gusts, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall during... Read More.

Nearly 500 animals have been found neglected or dead across private properties in recent months — most of them in Northwest Georgia.  WTVC-TV reports a troubling rise in animal cruelty cases, including a major hoarding situation in Trenton, where over 260 animals were rescued.... Read More.

Road resurfacing is underway in Walker County as part of the 2025–2026 paving schedule. Crews began work earlier this month on Lookout Mountain, with roads like Yankee Road, Old State Road, and Ridge Road already seeing improvements. This week, the project shifts to the... Read More.

The Walker County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in a theft investigation.  Deputies say that around 12:30 a.m. on July 6th, a white male suspect took a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun from a residence on Robin Lane in Rossville. The man was... Read More.

Today is Election Day in Walker County, where voters have one last chance to cast ballots in the Democratic runoff for Georgia’s Public Service Commission. Due to low turnout in June—less than one percent—only one polling location is open: the LaFayette Senior Center at... Read More.

Walker County Chairwoman Angie Teems is resuming her town hall meetings starting tomorrow night. The series, themed “Common Sense is Our Common Ground,” is at the Rossville Community Center. Teems will give an update on her first six months in office, then open the... Read More.

From last night's Walker County Commission meeting...Commission Chair Angie Teems confirmed last month's crash of a firefighting ladder truck was gross underinsured.  For a modest savings of just one thousand dollars annually.  <<>>  Now the cost to replace the truck?  Just under one-point-five million... Read More.